This study is the first attempt to systematically examine the impact of bad governance practices in Indonesia on … poverty reduction. Indonesia is a country that has endured bad governance for a long period, but has also sustained … significant poverty reduction. Prior to the onset of the economic crisis in mid 1997, the problem of bad governance in Indonesia …

This study presents evidence from Indonesia on how the country’s recent periods of economic growth have contributed to … poverty reduction at the regional level, with a particular emphasis on the role of decentralization. Over the past decade … Indonesia has made significant progress in reducing poverty, from 23% of the population in 1999 to less than 12% in 2013 …